The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2111
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:54 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2333
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.10° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / -2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.36° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.